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<p>I think choosing the supposed best, regardless of “fit”, does work for some people, white or any other color. There are focused people who simply want the best education they can get in engineering, archeology or whatever. These people apparently can be very adaptable about location, climate, or how many kids on campus stick how many pins in what body parts. More power to them.</p>
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<p>Ah, another back-handed swipe against whites. Oh, wait; that wasn’t backhanded at all, was it?</p>
<p>lostatMIT, thank you very much for posting an update; much appreciated and I’m glad you are gradually finding your niche at the school. My prediction is that you will end up loving it by the time you graduate! Good luck to you!</p>
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<p>I don’t see it as a swipe because I was being sarcastic. Most parents I know(virtual or in real life), may it be white, black, brown, are trying to get their kids into the best college possible.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I don’t think that those on CC can ignore that when kids come onto this forum and state that they are applying to EVERY ivy and ivy similar that they are chasing presitige and not thinking about “fit” at all. These kids will even go as far as to say that their parents will ONLY let them apply to THOSE schools (with the inherent warning that they “better get accepted to one of them”).</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s back handed swipe against Asians. My daughter’s friend(non-Asian) picked her college(same as oldfort’s D1 college) for the exact reason, the highest ranking school that she got into. I think her mom might have had something to do with it. From what I can tell, she is not that happy at her college comparing to D1 at hers.</p>